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safer from crocodiles, which abound in this spot, than the 

 parts where the water is still. 



While I was going up-stream towards the path by 

 which the mules were to descend, a hippo showed his 

 head above water, and I fired three shots without any 

 apparent effect. We could see the mules still loaded 

 standing under some trees in the distance, and suddenly 



I. Ccn'icapra >i;dttncn bohot: 



■?. „ intermediate between C. r. Mior and C. r. cottoni. 



3. ,, intermediate between C. ?: Iwhor 3.nd. C. r. '^vardi. 



Side View of Skulls of Reedbuck. 



heard two shots fired, which had the effect of disturbing 

 the herd of hippo, which were close to us at the time. 



When I reached the caravan, I did a little forcible 

 talking to my men for disturbing the game, but they said 

 that they fired the shots as signals, not knowing where 

 I was. After tea I walked some way up-stream and saw 

 numerous hippo and bushbuck tracks, but nothing else. 

 Late in the evening the headman of the little village we 

 passed on our way down, followed by a procession of 



